to indicate. And here at CES 2013, the company's finally formally introduced the Ascend D2, referred to by company Chairman Richard Yu as the "dream phone." Its top shelf specs -- 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core 1.5GHz K3V3 CPU, Android Jelly Bean, 13-megapixel rear camera and 3,000mAh battery -- certainly merit that distinction, but as pie in the sky smartphone ambitions go, its 6.1-inch stablemate, the Ascend Mate, takes the cake.

But back to the Ascend 2. The aforementioned display panel boasts 443 ppi and a 1,080 x 1,920 resolution. As for the camera, the 13-megapixel shooter has an f/2.2 aperture, a 5P lens and a hybrid IR filter. Audio-wise, "super hands free" will allow you to talk to the device (and hear the conversation) up to 2 meters away. It has a whopping 3,000 mAH battery in it and apparently recharges 25 percent faster than the Galaxy SIII. The Ascend 2 is both dustproof and waterproof -- Huawei's Richard Yu even dropped the phone on stage to demonstrate its durability.

The Ascend 2 will launch next month. No word on pricing and the exact date just yet, but we'll update you with more details as we get them.